Phonograph-cabinet



J. BACHAR. I PHONOGRAPH CABINET. APPLICATION FILED APR-10,1920. RENEWEDwuazs. 192x.

1,394,9 0, Patented Oct. 25, 1921.

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A TTORNEYS UNITED STATES JOHN BACHAR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PHONOGRAEH-CABINE'I.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 25, 1921.

Application filed April 10, 1920, Serial No. 372,852. Renewed June 23,1921. Serial No. 479,963.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN BAOHAR, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Phonograph-Cabinets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to improvements in phonograph cabinets, and itconsists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements hereindescribed and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a phonograph cabinet of a novelconstruction,

in which phonographic records are maintained in compartments in the samecasing in which the sound reproducing mechanism is housed, whereby thetransfer of records to and from the compartment for the soundreproducing mechanism may be quickly and easily accomplished.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device or" the typedescribed having compartments comprising a series of pockets forindividual records, whereby each pocket may be marked so that theindividual record may be quickly located without the necessity ofexamining other records.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the typedescribed in which the phonographic records are firmly maintained inposition to prevent injury to the same, and in which the records arenormally hidden from View.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the typedescribed that is ornamental in appearance, relatively simple inconstruction and operation, and thoroughly practical commercially.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accom' panying drawings, forming partof this application, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of thedevice, showing a door therein in open position to permit inspection ofphonographic records,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device, partly in section, showing arecord holding member partly withdrawn from the cabinet, and

Fig. 3 Fig. 2.

1 In carrying out my invention, 1 provide a is asection along the line33 of easing which is beveled at the corner edges 2. The sides of thecasing 1 taper slightly so that the upper periphery at 3 is greater thanthe peripheral distance at l. The casing l is mounted upon a suitablebase 5 a d is provided with a lid or cover portion which is oiornamental design and may be secured to the casing in any approvedmanner to pern'iit access to the upper portion of the casing.

A partition 12 is horizontally disposed within the casingl to divide theeasing into a lower chamber and an upper chamber. T he latter, indicatedat T. is adapted to house a suitable sound reproducing mechanism (notshown). A closure 10, hingedly secured at 11 to the casing l, providedfor an openin the 1 wer chamber which permits access to. the recordsmaintained therein. Grillework 8 is formed in the front side of theupper chamber 7 for the purpose oi ornamentation. A handle 9 for thesound reproducing mechanism projects from a side of the upper chamber 7.

A second partition 13 is horizontally disposed within the lower chamberto provide two compartments 14 and 15. A drawer having side members 16,and a front portion 17 is slidably disposed within the compartment 14,as indicated in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings. It will be notedthat a cross bar 18 is secured to the top side of the partition 13 nearthe rear edge thereof to limit the movement of the side members 16within the compartment 14. A pair of bars 19 are secured to thepartition 13 along its side edges to prevent lateral movement of theside members 16 of the drawer disposed in the compartment 1 1. Anupright 20 conneots each front corner edge of the partition 13 with thecorresponding front corner edge of the partition 12. A pin 21 projectslaterally from each of the side members 16. hen the drawer disposedwithin the compartment 14 is partly withdrawn therefrom, the pins 21 aremoved against the uprights 20 and prevent the drawer from being entirelyremoved from the compartment. Roller bearings 22 are arranged withineach side member 16 at its top and bottom edge at a spaced distance fromthe rear to permit the drawer being moved more easily within thecompartment 14:. Likewise, a roller hearing 23 is provided within eachupright 20, and roller bearings 23' are provided in the partition 13 andbottom of the casing to further aid in permitting facile movement of thedrawers. A handle 24 is secured to the front portion 17, which isgrasped by the hand when it is desired to slidably move the drawer.

It will be further noted that a cross bar 25 is disposed between the topedges of the side "members 16 intermediate their length. A panel 26 issecured to the cross bar 25 and depends therefrom, extending the lengthof the cross bar 25 and being parallel to the front portion 17. Othercross bars 2. 28 and 29 are disposed between the side members 16, asclearly shown in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings. Strips 30 ofresilient material, such as rubber, are secured to the cross bars 27,2-8 and 29, and to the panel 26. -A plurality of strips 31 are arrangedbetween the cross bars 25 and 29 in parallel relation to each other andto the side members 16. secured to the cross bars 29 and 27. It willthus be seen that a plurality of pockets 33, each adapted to receive anindividual record 34, are provided within the drawer disposed within thecompartment 14. I

The construction of the parts arranged within the compartment 15 isidentical with the construction of the parts arranged in the compartment14, and the same reference numerals are used to designate correspondingparts throughout. Records of one size may be stored within thecompartment 14, while records of a different size are stored within thecompartment 15. 7

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof maybe readily understood. The closure 10 in closedposition hides the records in the compartments 14 and 15 from view. Inoperation, the closure 10 may be opened and either drawer partlywithdrawn from the compartment in which disposed.

Identifying marks may be placed upon the bar 25 to designate records inthe different pockets, and a particular record may, therefore, belocated without the necesslty of examimng other records.

Similarly disposed strips 32 are It will be obvious that when myimproved cabinet is used, the records may be quickly transferred fromthe record compartment to the compartment housing the sound reproducingmechanism without the necessity of movement about in a room, as would bethe case when the records are stored at a distance from the soundreproducing machine.

I claim: V

1. A cabinet comprising a casing, said casing having a chamber forphonographic records, and a drawer slidably disposed within the chamber,said drawer consisting of parallel side walls and a front wall, saidfront wall having a height less than that of the side walls, a cross bardisposed between the top edges of said side walls intermediate theirlength, a depending panel secured at its upper edge to said cross barand disposed parallel with the front wall, and aplurality' of diagonalstrip partitions disposed between said cross bar and the front wall ofsaid drawer to provide individual compartments adapted to receive diskrecords.

2. A cabinet comprising a casing, said cas-' length than said strippartitions, and transverse cross strips secured to the ends of saidfirst named strips and disposed between the side walls of said drawer atright angles thereto, one of said cross bars being disposed between theside walls of said drawer adjacent the upper edges thereof.

JOHNVBAGHAR.

